MEDIEVAL BROOCH

1275

A Medieval brooch, miniature in dimensions, consisting of a thin lozenge-shaped frame with raised decoration on its front surface. This takes the form of pellets ranged in seven bosses at equidistant intervals. Two half-bosses are separated by a bar, which served as the pin attachment. The pin is now lost. The surface of the brooch is much abraded.The brooch is silver-gilt and dates from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century.